Vocational High Schools: Choosing the Right One
Tom Hehir, Ed.D., once taught in a vocational high school. Many of his students had learning and attention issues, including dyslexia and ADHD. Hear from Tom as he advises parents on what...
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If your child is considering a vocational or technical school, first and foremost it's important that that's what your child wants. That that's what's going to keep him engaged in school. I think that's a huge issue for kids with learning and attention issues, particularly at the high school level, is making sure that they stay engaged. Because unfortunately too many of these kids still drop out of school. The second thing that I would look to with a vocational school is making sure that this is a school that prepares kids for the future, not the past. That the jobs and the careers that are being trained for in those schools are the careers and jobs where there are decent jobs today. And that the preparation that your son or daugh...
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If your child is considering a vocational or technical school, first and foremost it's important that that's what your child wants. That that's what's going to keep him engaged in school. I think that's a huge issue for kids with learning and attention issues, particularly at the high school level, is making sure that they stay engaged. Because unfortunately too many of these kids still drop out of school. The second thing that I would look to with a vocational school is making sure that this is a school that prepares kids for the future, not the past. That the jobs and the careers that are being trained for in those schools are the careers and jobs where there are decent jobs today. And that the preparation that your son or daugh...
